American Government: Historical, Popular, and Global Perspectives - Texas Edition - Hardcover

Dautrich, Kenneth; Yalof, David A.; Newell, Charldean; Prindle, David F.; Shomaker, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495570311 ISBN 13: 9780495570318

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2009

Synopsis

With complete Election 2008 updates and analysis, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: HISTORICAL, POPULAR, AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, TEXAS EDITION, offers a uniquely current and comprehensive introduction to American government and politics, as well as several chapters devoted entirely to Texas politics. This engaging new text provides fresh perspectives on key concepts to pique readers' interest and deepen their understanding and appreciation of the political process. The text introduces political institutions first to provide a strong historical emphasis, and then explores chapter topics in a uniquely effective way through historical, popular, and global perspectives. This remarkable new text provides a thorough introduction to both the core concepts of American government and the basic foundations of Texas politics.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Kenneth Dautrich (Ph.D., Rutgers University) teaches public opinion and public policy in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on public opinion about the news media and free expression rights. He has authored a number of books and articles including THE FUTURE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT (Roman and Littlefield, 2008), THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE MEDIA IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and HOW THE NEWS MEDIA FAIL THE AMERICAN VOTER (Columbia University Press, 1999). He is currently finishing a book entitled THE PARADOX OF PUBLIC OPINION (Oxford University Press). Dautrich has conducted many public polls on media, voting, and public policy issues for organizations such as Time Magazine, The Freedom Forum, and a variety of state and federal government agencies. He has been a research fellow at The Freedom Forum's Media Studies Center and Rutgers University's Heldrich Center. He has also served as policy advisor for Governor Jodi Rell. His research on public attitudes about the First Amendment has been supported by the Media Studies Center and the Knight Foundation.

Review:

"The style of writing is highly appropriate for the current generation of students...The approach in this book...should be highly beneficial to the reader."

"...the historical overview is excellent. Overall, the chapters read well."

"The writing style is easy to read and comprehend without too elemental for a college level text. It is user-friendly and almost conversational in its readability and presents the material in an easy- to-follow, smooth-flowing stream of narrative."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0495570311
• ISBN 13: 9780495570318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 976